The Utah Jazz, doing everything they could to not win this game, nearly won this game. The headlines for this one will talk about Kawhi Leonard and his 45 points, but this was an absolutely pathetic performance from the Los Angeles Clippers.

Los Angeles plays the Utah Jazz after Kawhi Leonard scored 55 points in the Los Angeles Clippers' 112-99 victory against the Detroit Pistons

The Celtics visit the Utah Jazz for the 2nd and final meeting between these two teams this season. The Jazz won the first meeting 105-103 in Boston on November 3. The Celtics won the series 2-0 last season winning at home and on the road.

POINTERS KEY HAS 29 PTS FOR THE JAZZ pic.twitter.com/UuUywV3the In the first half of the game, the Utah Jazz youth came to life as they dropped a whopping 78 points before the halftime buzzer sounded,

Victor Wembanyama drops 32 points, but Spurs fall to Jazz 127-114. Can they bounce back against the Cavaliers? 

The Boston Celtics are in Salt Lake City to play the Utah Jazz tonight. Injuries have impacted both teams, making this game about depth and execution. The Celtics aim to stabilize their rotation on the road.

December 5, 2010: Knicks road winning streak reaches seven (tied for second best in franchise history) with 116-99 win at Toronto. Amar’e Stoudemire records fourth of what would prove to be a franchise best nine consecutive 30-point efforts with 31 points and 16 boards.

BOTTOM LINE: Utah enters the matchup against Memphis as losers of three straight games. The Jazz have gone 6-13 against Western Conference teams. Utah is seventh in the NBA averaging 119.6 points and is shooting 45.7% from the field.

Keyonte George scored 31 points and hit a floater in the lane with 2.1 seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz snapped a four-game losing streak with a 131-129 win over the Detroit Pistons.